This week, King Carl XVI Gustav and Queen
Silvia of Sweden hosted a lunch for the Nordic prime ministers,
presidents and other Nordic politicians in connection with the
Nordic Council session in Sweden. The lunch was held at the Royal
Palace in Stockholm. This year, the Nordic Council’s 71st session
was held in Sweden. The agenda included discussions on climate,
sustainability and young…
Princess Sofia of Sweden attended a
conference on UN Day to discuss the implementation of the UN’s
Global Sustainable Development Goals. Hosted by Entrepreneurship
Forum’s Philanthropic Forum, the guest list included business
representatives who “raised questions…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a topic
that’s increasingly being explored around the world and on
Thursday, Prince Daniel attended the Royal Swedish Academy of
Engineering Sciences’s (IVA) Science & Society Forum seminar to
learn more about the…
The Swedish Crown Princess Couple will be
hitting the road in early November for an official visit to Bosnia
and Herzegovina, the Royal Court announced. The trip, which will
take place from 5-7 November, “will focus on the capital Sarajevo,”
said Ulrika Näsholm at the court’s information department. “They
are an official visit similar to those that have taken…
Prince Daniel of Sweden visited, on
Thursday last week, the youth group to the capital police at the
station of Norrmalm. Prince Daniel accompanied the Stockholm Police
Youth Group during one of their evening and night sessions. He also
attended when they patrolled parts of…
From 15 October to 17 October, Queen
Silvia was in Lebanon to celebrate the Mentor Foundation’s 25th
anniversary. Mentor Arabia is a regional non-governmental
organization that advocates for youth empowerment to prevent risky
behavior among children and youth and it…
He may be only three, but Prince Oscar of
Sweden is already working to clean up the environment. Yesterday,
the Royal House shared a video, taken by Crown Princess Victoria,
of Prince Oscar riding his bike in the park alongside his mum and
dad, Prince Daniel. During their stroll, the three-year-old yells,
“Plastic, plastic! Plastic in nature!” He then points the plastic
out…
King Carl Gustaf reacts to the death of Professor Sara Danius - the first woman to head the Swedish Academy
12th October 2019
King Carl XVI Gustaf has reacted to the
news that Professor Sara Danius has died at the age of 57.
Professor Danius was a well-known Swedish scientist, style icon,
feminist and former Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy. On
Saturday morning, the…
Creating healthier cities for children
was the topic of Tuesday’s Uppsala Health Summit, and Prince Daniel
gave an impassioned speech about getting kids to be more active,
along with news about his organisation Generation Pep. “Why is it,
that we can’t seem…
While it is new in Sweden that five of
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia’s grandchildren no longer
have the status of Royal Highness, it is more common in other
places in Europe. We are taking a look at the other royal
grandchildren without the Royal Highness status or titles. Denmark:
We don’t have to look far beyond the shores of Sweden to find
another royal family…
